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Who are the biggest consumers of alcohol in Europe? Where is Albania ranked?

2024-01-29 13:29:37Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Who are the biggest consumers of alcohol in Europe? Where is Albania ranked?

Alcohol consumption in the EU has fallen by 0.5 liters between 2010 and 2020. However, there are some countries where consumption has increased. "No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health," warns the World Health Organization (WHO). However, the amount of alcohol we drink is still significant.

The risk of developing cancer increases significantly when more alcohol is consumed. Health authorities urge people to stop drinking alcohol or at least reduce it. Some people stop drinking alcohol in January, which is called "Dry January". The figures show a decline in alcohol consumption in Europe, but it has slowed since the 2000s.

How has alcohol consumption changed across Europe in recent decades? Which countries have the highest rate of decrease and increase in alcohol consumption? Total alcohol consumption is defined as the annual sale of pure alcohol in liters per person aged 15 and over. Alcoholic beverages are converted into pure alcohol. The data do not include consumption of unregistered alcohol, such as domestic or illegal alcohol.

There is a gradual decline in alcohol consumption in the EU and the WHO European Region. In the EU, total alcohol consumption per person aged 15 and over fell by 2.9 liters in the last four decades, falling from 12.7 liters in 1980 to 9.8 liters in 2020, corresponding to a decrease of 23%.

Consumption marked a significant decrease between the years 1980 (12.7 liters) and 2000 (10.5 liters). The amount and rate of decline slowed in the following two decades. It fell by 0.5 liters between 2010 and 2010 in the EU. Alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region, which covers 53 countries including Russia and surrounding countries, fell from 12 liters in 2000 to 9.5 liters in 2020, corresponding to a decrease of 2.5 liters ( 21 %).

Despite this decline, the WHO European Region still has the highest level of alcohol consumption per person in the world. Each year, each person aged 15 and over in the county drinks an average of 9.5 liters of pure alcohol. This is equivalent to 190 liters of beer, 80 liters of wine or 24 liters of spirits. In 2020, annual alcohol consumption ranged from 1.2 liters in Turkey to 12.1 liters in Latvia among 36 European countries, including the EU, Great Britain, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and EU candidate countries.

On average, EU citizens consumed 9.8 liters of alcohol. Germany (10.6 litres) had the highest amount of alcohol consumption among the EU's "Big Four" in terms of economy and population, followed by France (10.4 litres), Spain (7.8 litres) and Italy ( 7.7 liters). It was 9.7 liters in the UK.

Looking at changes at the country level between 2010 and 2020, alcohol consumption fell in 25 countries, while it increased in 11 countries. Some recorded slight changes, but most countries showed significant changes over this period.

Consumption has fallen by more than a liter in 14 countries

Alcohol consumption has suffered a decrease of over one liter in 14 countries, while on the contrary, it has increased in 5 countries in this period. Ireland and Lithuania saw the highest declines in alcohol consumption over this period. It has fallen by 2.1 liters in both countries, followed by Spain and Greece (both 2 liters). The Netherlands, France, Cyprus and Finland also recorded declines of over 1.5 litres. The amount of reduction was from one liter to 1.5 liters in Serbia, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Switzerland and Germany. In the EU, alcohol consumption fell by 0.6 liters between 2010 and 2020.

The highest increase was in Latvia, where consumption increased by 2.3 liters. Bulgaria (1.4 litres), Malta (1.1 litres), Romania and Poland (both 1 litre) also showed significant growth. The increase was over 0.5 liters in Norway, Italy and Iceland.

As alcohol consumption varied significantly across Europe, looking at the percentage change is also a useful indicator. Greece showed the highest decline with 24.1%, followed by the Netherlands (20.9%), Spain (20.4%) and Turkey (20%). The rate of decline was also above 15% in Ireland, Serbia, Lithuania, Finland, France and Cyprus.

Latvia (23.5 %) also had the highest increase in percentage change. Many European countries have implemented a variety of policies to limit alcohol consumption, such as taxes, restrictions on the availability of alcohol, and bans on alcohol advertising. However, their effectiveness is hampered by weak implementation on the ground and limited resources according to the OECD.

 

 


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